Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
magazine; journal; periodical
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to take (be in) charge of
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)